Category: Safety
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Pools to People: Local Water Expert’s Big Idea to Make Swimming Lessons More Accessible | KARE 11
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 10 accidental drownings every day across the country. They say the fatal-drowning rate of Black children is three times higher than white children due to historical factors.
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Swim School Says Fewer Kids Took Swim Lessons During Pandemic, Worry About Potential Drownings | We Are Iowa Local 5 News
Goldfish Swim School in Urbandale is teaching kids basic swimming skills as families make their return to the water.
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Teen Returning to Atlanta a Hero After Saving the Life of Woman He Met on Vacation | 11Alive
The 17-year-old got the young woman and himself back to safety
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Rochelle Man Dies During Swimming Race in Madison | Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF
An Illinois man died over the weekend after participating in a swim race in Lake Monona. According to the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office, the 51-year-old had to be removed from the water, for an unspecified reason, during the Big Swell Swim race on Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died. The…
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Potomac River Dangers: Localities Want People to Stop Swimming in River as Hot Temps Hit the DMV Region | WUSA9
More rescue calls have been made to the Potomac River as hotter temps hit the region. Localities are warning communities of the river’s dangers.
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Water Safety Concerns Grow in Massachusetts After Several Drownings | WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Rescue teams point to early-season cold water as one of the reasons why many swimmers get caught off guard.